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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better comprehend these important new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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